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The Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) offers a two-week Expanded International Military Education and Training (IMET) approved program entitled "International Defense Transformation" at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. It is designed for nations that are interested in the United States and NATO processes for Concept Development and Experimentation.
The photographs above were taken at the first International Defense Transformation course held in Monterey. Click on each image to access full size photograph:
The seminar explores transformational principles for maintaining competitive military advantage in the 21st Century. This offering prepares decision-makers to effectively design and implement plans for transforming their military to respond to principal threats, utilizing a capabilities-based defense planning methodology.

The key objectives of the seminar are to provide instruction in:

  • Capabilities-Based Planning for the Future Security Environment
  • Network-Enabled Capability and Effects-Based Approach to Operations
  • Transformation Elements: Organization, Technology, Process, People
  • Concept Development and Experimentation

The participants will learn how to develop affordable, feasible, and interoperable capabilities that contribute to national defence requirements and collective security commitments. The seminar introduces revolutionary initiatives to improve command and control, fires, maneuver and logistics in coalition operations across the spectrum of conflict through concept development, technology demonstrations, and field experiments. Participants develop the practical knowledge and skills needed to pursue national transformation objectives within the broader context of strategic defense and security policies.

The delivery format combines informational presentations and case studies with scenario-based practical exercises and distributed learning modules in aspects of defense transformation. This event is delivered in partnership with Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation (HQ SACT), United States Joint Forces Command, Joint Experimentation Directorate (JFCOM J9), DASD Forces Transformation and Resources and United States Pacific Command (USPACOM).

Participants

The seminar is designed for international mid to senior military officers in the ranks of major to brigadier general and civilian equivalents from the Ministry of Defense, who are responsible for security and defense policy, strategic planning, programming and execution.

Seminar Dates

Offered in-residence each fall at the Naval Postgraduate School, as a Fifth Quarter event. The next offering is 27 October to 7 November, 2008 in Monterey, California.

Cost

Cost is USD 5,600 per student (plus travel and expenses) for IMET, FMF and FMS participants. For enrollment, contact the Security Assistance Office located at the ODC, USDAO, USMILGRP within the American Embassy for your country and request programming.

For further details on the IDT course, please review the presentation below:
International Defense Transformation

CONTACT:

The Primary contact is
Scott Jasper, CAPT, USN (RET)
831-656-2913
sejasper@nps.edu

Secondary contact is:
Scott Moreland, CPT, USA
831-656-3150
srmorela@nps.edu

 

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